Published : 07 Nov 2016, 04:35 PM
Updated : 11 Apr 2022, 10:19 PM
Five officials of Al-Quran Multinational Academy, a madrasa located in Khulna's Mojid Soroni area, were accused in a case for sexually abusing five students , said Sonali Sen, senior assistant superintendent of police (ASP) of Shonadanga circle.
She said they were picked up during a raid on Sunday.
The victims, all aged around 11, were handed over to their parents, said the senior ASP.
Police carried out an investigation at the madrasa following complaints.
"We found the allegations to be true. The accused had been sexually abusing the girls for long inside the residential madrasa," the officer told bdnews24.com.
Those detained included two teachers, Abdur Rahim and Abu Bakar, and madrasa cook Torab Ali.
The two others - Anwarul Islam, director of the madrasa and Toriqul Islam, a cook - were absconding, she said.
Local social welfare officer Abida Afreen filed a case against the five on Sunday.
